CONMEBOL

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CONMEBOL
Vice Presidents
Laureano González (1st)
Claudio Tapia (2nd)
Ramón Jesurún (3rd) [1]
General Secretary
José Astigarraga[2]
Treasurer
Rolando López
Parent organization
FIFA
Websiteconmebol.com

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL,

governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay, near Asunción
. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.

CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each.

The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the "toughest qualifiers in the world" for their simple round-robin system, entry of some of the top national teams in the world, leveling of the weaker national teams, climate and geographic conditions, strong home stands and passionate supporters.[3][4]

Alejandro Domínguez (Paraguay) was elected president. The Vice presidents are Ramón Jesurum (Colombia), Laureano González (Venezuela) and Arturo Salah
(Chile).

History

In 1916, the

Uruguay. The first Constitutional Congress on 15 December of that same year, which took place in Montevideo
, ratified the decision.

Over the years, the other football associations in South America joined, with the last being

overseas department of French Guiana, while geographically in South America, are not part of CONMEBOL. Consisting of a former British territory, a former Dutch territory and a French territory, they are part of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
, mainly due to historical, cultural and sporting reasons. With ten member nations, CONMEBOL is the smallest and the only fully continental land-based FIFA confederation (no insular countries or associates from different continents).

Leadership

Executive committee

As of 14 September 2021[update]

Name Nationality Position
Alejandro Dominguez
 PAR President [1][5][6]
Laureano González  VEN 1st. Vice President [1]
Claudio Tapia  ARG 2nd. Vice President [1]
Ramón Jesurún  COL 3rd Vice President [1]
José Astigarraga  PAR General Secretary [5]

Past presidents

Period Nationality Name
1916–1936  Uruguay Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
1936–1939  Argentina Cornelius Johnson
1939–1955  Chile Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
1955–1957  Chile Carlos Dittborn
1957–1959  Brazil José Ramos de Freitas
1959–1961  Uruguay Fermín Sorhueta
1961–1966  Argentina Raúl H. Colombo
1966–1986  Peru Teófilo Salinas Fuller
1986–2013  Paraguay
Nicolás Léoz
2013–2014  Uruguay Eugenio Figueredo
2014–2015  Paraguay Juan Ángel Napout
2015–2016  Uruguay Wilmar Valdez [note 1]
2016–present  Paraguay
Alejandro Domínguez
Notes
  1. ^ Interim – 2 months.

Members

Countries that are members of CONMEBOL
Code Association Founded FIFA
affiliation
CONMEBOL
affiliation
IOC member National teams Top division
ARG  Argentina 1893 1912 1916 Yes Primera División
BOL  Bolivia 1925 1926 1926 Yes División de Fútbol Profesional
BRA  Brazil 1914 1923 1916 Yes Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
CHI  Chile 1895 1913 1916 Yes
    Primera División
    COL  Colombia 1924 1936 1936 Yes Primera A
    ECU  Ecuador 1925 1926 1927 Yes Serie A
    PAR  Paraguay 1906 1925 1921 Yes
      División Profesional
      PER  Peru 1922 1924 1925 Yes
        Liga 1
        URU  Uruguay 1900 1923 1916 Yes Primera División
        VEN  Venezuela 1925 1952 1953 Yes Primera División

        There are sovereign states or dependencies in South America which are not affiliated with CONMEBOL but are members of other confederations or do not have affiliation with any other confederations at all.

        Competitions

        CONMEBOL competitions

        (Note: Copa Interamericana will Return in 2024 in a "Final Four" Format.)

        International

        The main competition for men's national teams is the

        Under-20 and Under-17
        championships.

        In

        Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino de Futsal
        is the women's equivalent to the men's tournament.

        Club

        CONMEBOL also runs the two main club competitions in South America: the Copa Libertadores was first held in 1960 and the Copa Sudamericana was launched by CONMEBOL in 2002 as an indirect successor to the Supercopa Libertadores (begun in 1988). A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, started in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. In women's football, CONMEBOL also conducts the Copa Libertadores Femenina for club teams. The competition was first held in 2009.

        The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual match between the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores and the winners of the Copa Sudamericana (previously the winners of the Supercopa Libertadores) and came into being in 1989.

        The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organized with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners.

        Current title holders

        Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
        Intercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
        UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
        Cup of Champions 2022  Argentina 2nd  Italy 2025
        Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2023 Argentina Boca Juniors 1st Netherlands AZ TBD
        Futsal Finalissima 2022  Portugal 1st  Spain 2026
        National teams
        Copa América
        final
        )
         Argentina 15th  Brazil 2024 (final) 20 June – 12 July 2024
        Pre-Olympic Tournament 2020 Argentina Argentina 5th Brazil Brazil 2024
        U-20 Championship 2023  Brazil 12th  Uruguay 2025
        U-17 Championship
        2023  Brazil 13th  Ecuador 2025
        U-15 Championship
        2019  Brazil 5th  Argentina 2023
        Copa América de Futsal 2024  Brazil 11th  Argentina 2028
        U-20 Futsal Championship
        2022  Brazil 8th  Argentina 2024
        U-17 Futsal Championship
        2022  Argentina 1st  Brazil 2024
        Copa América de Beach Soccer 2023  Brazil 3rd  Argentina 2025
        Beach Soccer League 2022  Brazil
         Paraguay
        4th
        1st
        Title shared; no runners-up.
        2023
        U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023  Paraguay 1st  Brazil 2025
        National teams (women)
        Copa América Femenina 2022 (final)  Brazil 8th  Colombia 2025 (final) TBD
        U-20 Women's Championship
        2022 Brazil Brazil 9th Colombia Colombia 2024
        U-17 Women's Championship
        2022
        Brazil Brazil 4th Colombia Colombia
        2024
        Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2023  Brazil 7th  Argentina 2025
        U-20 Women's Futsal Championship
        2022  Brazil 3rd  
        Colombia
        2024
        Club teams
        Recopa Sudamericana 2023 (FL), (SL)
        Independiente del Valle
        1st Brazil Flamengo 2024 (FL), (SL)
        Copa Libertadores 2023 (final) Brazil Fluminense 1st Argentina Boca Juniors 2024 (final) TBD
        Copa Sudamericana 2023 (final) Ecuador LDU Quito 2nd Brazil Fortaleza 2024 (final) TBD
        U-20 Copa Libertadores 2023 (final) Argentina Boca Juniors 1st
        Independiente del Valle
        2024 (final)
        Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2023 (final) Brazil Cascavel Futsal 2nd Brazil Joinville Futsal 2022 (final)
        Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer
        2022 (final) Paraguay Presidente Hayes 1st Brazil Sampaio Corrêa
        2023 (final
        )
        Club teams (women)
        Copa Libertadores Femenina 2023 (final) Brazil Corinthians 4th Brazil Palmeiras 2024 (final) TBD
        Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
        final
        )
        Brazil Stein Cascavel 1st Bolivia Always Ready 2024 (final)

        FIFA World Rankings

        Overview

        Historical leaders

        Men's
        Brazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamColombian national football teamArgentina national football teamColombian national football teamArgentina national football teamUruguayan national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football team

        Team of the year

        Teams ranking in the top four –men's[12]
        Year First Second Third Fourth
        1993  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
        1994  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay
        1995  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay
        1996  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        1997  Brazil  Colombia  Chile  Argentina
        1998  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Paraguay
        1999  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Chile
        2000  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Colombia
        2001  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
        2002  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Uruguay
        2003  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Paraguay
        2004  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
        2005  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
        2006  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Ecuador
        2007  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
        2008  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Uruguay
        2009  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Uruguay
        2010  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Chile
        2011  Uruguay  Brazil  Argentina  Chile
        2012  Argentina  Colombia  Ecuador  Uruguay
        2013  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay  Brazil
        2014  Argentina  Colombia  Brazil  Uruguay
        2015  Argentina  Chile  Brazil  Colombia
        2016  Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Colombia
        2017  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Peru
        2018  Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina  Colombia
        2019  Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina  Colombia
        2020  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
        2021  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay
        2022  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
        2023  Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay  Colombia
        Teams ranking in the top four -women’s[12]
        Year First Second Third Fourth
        2003  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
        2004  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
        2005  Brazil  Peru  Argentina  Colombia
        2006  Brazil  Argentina  Peru  Colombia
        2007  Brazil  Argentina  Peru  Colombia
        2008  Brazil  Argentina  Ecuador  Paraguay
        2009  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Peru
        2010  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Chile
        2011  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2012  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2013  Brazil  Colombia  Uruguay  
        2014  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2015  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2016  Brazil  Colombia  Venezuela  
        2017  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2018  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2019  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2020  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2021  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
        2022  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile

        Other rankings

        Clubs

        Football Database rankings

        Rank Club Points
        19 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1806
        25
        Flamengo
        1768
        28 Argentina River Plate 1758
        34
        Palmeiras
        1744
        49 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 1701
        65 Argentina Boca Juniors 1668
        78 Brazil Fluminense 1643
        80 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 1636
        87 Brazil Corinthians 1630
        91 Brazil São Paulo 1625

        Last updated: 9 January 2022[14]

        IFFHS

        Zonal
        Ranking
        IFFHS
        Ranking
        Club Points
        1 6
        Palmeiras
        264
        2 7 Colombia Junior 262
        3 8 Argentina River Plate 261
        4 10 Colombia Santa Fe 237
        5 11
        Grêmio
        234
        6 13 Colombia Atlético Nacional 229
        7 22 Argentina Boca Juniors 200
        8 23 Brazil Cruzeiro 197
        9 36 Uruguay Nacional 184
        10 41 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 178

        Last updated on: 12 March 2019 – [1]

        Beach soccer national teams

        Men's national teams
        BSWW Rankings

        (out of 101 nations)
        Rank Nation Points
        3  Brazil 2523
        9  Uruguay 1380
        10  Paraguay 1322
        22  Argentina 503
        25  Colombia 482
        33  Venezuela 307
        34  Peru 295
        35  Chile 273
        40  Ecuador 227
        51  Bolivia 166

        Men's update: 31 January 2022.[15]

        Major tournament records

        Legend
        •  1st  – Champion
        •  2nd  – Runner-up
        •  3rd  – Third place[16]
        •  4th  – Fourth place
        • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
        • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
        • R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
        • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
        •    – Did not qualify
        •     – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
        •     – Hosts

        For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

        FIFA World Cup

        FIFA World Cup record
        Team 1930
        Uruguay
        (13)
        1934
        Italy
        (16)
        1938
        France
        (15)
        1950
        Brazil
        (13)
        1954
        Switzerland
        (16)
        1958
        Sweden
        (16)
        1962
        Chile
        (16)
        1966
        England
        (16)
        1970
        Mexico
        (16)
        1974
        West Germany
        (16)
        1978
        Argentina
        (16)
        1982
        Spain
        (24)
        1986
        Mexico
        (24)
        1990
        Italy
        (24)
        1994
        United States
        (24)
        1998
        France
        (32)
        2002
        Japan
        South Korea
        (32)
        2006
        Germany
        (32)
        2010
        South Africa
        (32)
        2014
        Brazil
        (32)
        2018
        Russia
        (32)
        2022
        Qatar
        (32)
        2026
        Canada
        Mexico
        United States
        (48)
        Years
        CONMEBOL qualifier / 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
         Argentina 2nd R1 R1 R1 QF R2 1st R2 1st 2nd R2 QF R1 QF QF 2nd R2 1st 18
         Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
         Brazil R1 R1 3rd 2nd QF 1st 1st R1 1st 4th 3rd R2 QF R2 1st 2nd 1st QF QF 4th QF QF 22
         Chile R1 R1 3rd R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 9
         Colombia R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 6
         Ecuador R1 R2 R1 R1 4
         Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 QF 8
         Peru R1 QF R2 R1 R1 5
         Uruguay 1st 1st 4th R1 QF 4th R1 R2 R2 R1 4th R2 QF R1 14
         Venezuela 0
        Total (9 teams) 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 TBD 89

        FIFA Women's World Cup

        FIFA Women's World Cup record
        Team 1991
        China
        (12)
        1995
        Sweden
        (12)
        1999
        United States
        (16)
        2003
        United States
        (16)
        2007
        China
        (16)
        2011
        Germany
        (16)
        2015
        Canada
        (24)
        2019
        France
        (24)
        2023
        Australia
        New Zealand
        (32)
        Years
         Argentina R1 R1 R1 R1 4
         Bolivia 0
         Brazil R1 R1 3rd QF 2nd QF R2 R2 R1 9
         Chile R1 1
         Colombia R1 R2 QF 3
         Ecuador R1 1
         Paraguay 0
         Peru 0
         Uruguay 0
         Venezuela 0
        Total (5 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

        Olympic Games For Men

        Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
        Team 1900
        France
        (3)
        1904
        United States
        (3)
        1908
        United Kingdom
        (6)
        1912
        Sweden
        (11)
        1920
        Belgium
        (14)
        1924
        France
        (22)
        1928
        Netherlands
        (17)
        1936
        Germany
        (16)
        1948
        United Kingdom
        (18)
        1952
        Finland
        (25)
        1956
        Australia
        (11)
        1960
        Italy

        (16)
        1964
        Japan

        (14)
        1968
        Mexico
        (16)
        1972
        West Germany
        (16)
        1976
        Canada
        (13)
        1980
        Soviet Union
        (16)
        1984
        United States
        (16)
        1988
        South Korea
        (16)
        1992
        Spain
        (16)
        1996
        United States
        (16)
        2000
        Australia
        (16)
        2004
        Greece
        (16)
        2008
        China
        (16)
        2012
        United Kingdom
        (16)
        2016
        Brazil
        (16)
        2020
        Japan
        (16)
        2024
        France
        (16)
        Years
         Argentina 2 7 10 8 2 1 1 11 10 Q 10
         Brazil 5 6 9 13 13 4 2 2 3 7 3 2 1 1 14
         Chile 17 17 7 3 4
         Colombia 10 11 11 14 6 5
         Paraguay 7 2 Q 3
         Peru 5 11 2
         Uruguay 1 1 9 3
         Venezuela 12 1
        Total (8 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

        Olympic Games For Women

        Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
        Team 1996
        United States
        (8)
        2000
        Australia
        (8)
        2004
        Greece
        (10)
        2008
        China
        (12)
        2012
        United Kingdom
        (12)
        2016
        Brazil
        (12)
        2020
        Japan
        (12)
        2024
        France
        (12)
        Years
         Argentina =11 1
         Brazil 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 Q 8
         Chile 11 1
         Colombia 11 11 Q 3
        Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

        Copa América

        Copa América Femenina

        Copa América Femenina record
        Team
        (Total 10 teams)
        1991
        Brazil
        (3)
        1995
        Brazil
        (5)
        1998
        Argentina
        (10)
        2003
        Peru
        (10)
        2006
        Argentina
        (10)
        2010
        Ecuador
        (10)
        2014
        Ecuador
        (10)
        2018
        Chile
        (10)
        2022
        Colombia
        (10)
        Years
         Argentina 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 8
         Bolivia 5th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 8
         Brazil 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 9
         Chile 2nd 3rd GS GS GS 3rd GS 2nd 5th 9
         Colombia GS 3rd GS 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 7
         Ecuador 4th 4th GS GS GS 3rd GS GS 8
         Paraguay GS GS 4th GS GS GS 4th 7
         Peru 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS GS 7
         Uruguay GS GS 3rd GS GS GS GS 7
         Venezuela 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th 8

        FIFA U-20 World Cup

        FIFA U-20 World Cup record
        Team 1977
        Tunisia
        (16)
        1979
        Japan
        (16)
        1981
        Australia
        (16)
        1983
        Mexico
        (16)
        1985
        Soviet Union
        (16)
        1987
        Chile
        (16)
        1989
        Saudi Arabia
        (16)
        1991
        Portugal
        (16)
        1993
        Australia
        (16)
        1995
        Qatar
        (16)
        1997
        Malaysia
        (24)
        1999
        Nigeria
        (24)
        2001
        Argentina
        (24)
        2003
        United Arab Emirates
        (24)
        2005
        Netherlands
        (24)
        2007
        Canada
        (24)
        2009
        Egypt
        (24)
        2011
        Colombia
        (24)
        2013
        Turkey
        (24)
        2015
        New Zealand
        (24)
        2017
        South Korea
        (24)
        2019
        Poland
        (24)
        2023
        Argentina
        (24)
        Years
         Argentina 1st R1 2nd QF R1 1st 1st R2 1st 4th 1st 1st QF R1 R1 R2 QF 17
         Brazil 3rd QF 1st 1st QF 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd QF QF QF 1st 3rd R2 2nd 1st 2nd QF 19
         Chile 4th R1 R1 R2 3rd QF 6
         Colombia QF R1 QF R1 3rd R2 QF R2 R2 QF QF 11
         Ecuador R2 R2 R1 3rd R2 5
         Paraguay R1 QF R1 R1 R2 4th R2 R2 R2 9
         Uruguay 4th 3rd QF QF R1 QF 2nd 4th R2 R2 R1 2nd R2 4th R2 1st 16
         Venezuela R2 2nd 2
        Total (8 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5

        FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

        FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
        Team 2002
        Canada
        (12)
        2004
        Thailand
        (12)
        2006
        Russia
        (16)
        2008
        Chile
        (16)
        2010
        Germany
        (16)
        2012
        Japan
        (16)
        2014
        Canada
        (16)
        2016
        Papua New Guinea
        (16)
        2018
        France
        (16)
        2022
        Costa Rica
        (16)
        2024
        Colombia
        (24)
        Years
         Argentina GS GS GS 3
         Brazil 4th 4th 3rd QF GS GS GS QF GS 3rd 10
         Chile GS 1
         Colombia 4th QF Q 3
         Paraguay GS GS 2
         Venezuela GS 1
        Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 24

        FIFA U-17 World Cup

        FIFA U-17 World Cup record
        Team 1985
        China
        (16)
        1987
        Canada
        (16)
        1989
        Scotland
        (16)
        1991
        Italy
        (16)
        1993
        Japan
        (16)
        1995
        Ecuador
        (16)
        1997
        Egypt
        (16)
        1999
        New Zealand
        (16)
        2001
        Trinidad and Tobago
        (16)
        2003
        Finland
        (16)
        2005
        Peru
        (16)
        2007
        South Korea
        (24)
        2009
        Nigeria
        (24)
        2011
        Mexico
        (24)
        2013
        United Arab Emirates
        (24)
        2015
        Chile
        (24)
        2017
        India
        (24)
        2019
        Brazil
        (24)
        2023
        Indonesia
        (24)
        Years
         Argentina R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 4th 15
         Bolivia R1 R1 2
         Brazil 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st QF 18
         Chile 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 5
         Colombia R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 6
         Ecuador R1 QF R2 QF R2 R2 6
         Paraguay QF R1 R1 R2 QF 5
         Peru R1 QF 2
         Uruguay R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF 6
         Venezuela R1 R2 2
        Total (10 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4
          • Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[17]

        FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

        FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
        Team 2008
        New Zealand
        (16)
        2010
        Trinidad and Tobago
        (16)
        2012
        Azerbaijan
        (16)
        2014
        Costa Rica
        (16)
        2016
        Jordan
        (16)
        2018
        Uruguay
        (16)
        2022
        India
        (16)
        Years
         Brazil R1 QF QF GS GS QF 6
         Chile R1 GS 2
         Colombia R1 R1 GS GS 2nd 5
         Paraguay R1 GS GS 3
         Uruguay R1 GS 2
         Venezuela R1 4th 4th 3
        Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21

        FIFA Futsal World Cup

        FIFA Futsal World Cup record
        Team 1989
        Netherlands
        (16)
        1992
        Hong Kong
        (16)
        1996
        Spain
        (16)
        2000
        Guatemala
        (16)
        2004
        Taiwan
        (16)
        2008
        Brazil
        (20)
        2012
        Thailand
        (24)
        2016
        Colombia
        (24)
        2021
        Lithuania
        (24)
        Years
         Argentina R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF 1st 2nd 9
         Brazil 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st R2 3rd 9
         Colombia 4th R2 2
         Paraguay R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 QF R2 7
         Uruguay R2 R1 R1 3
         Venezuela R2 1
        Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

        FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

        FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
        Team 1995
        Brazil
        (8)
        1996
        Brazil
        (8)
        1997
        Brazil
        (8)
        1998
        Brazil
        (10)
        1999
        Brazil
        (12)
        2000
        Brazil
        (12)
        2001
        Brazil
        (12)
        2002
        Brazil
        (8)
        2003
        Brazil
        (8)
        2004
        Brazil
        (12)
        2005
        Brazil
        (12)
        2006
        Brazil
        (12)
        2007
        Brazil
        (16)
        2008
        France
        (16)
        2009
        United Arab Emirates
        (16)
        2011
        Italy
        (16)
        2013
        French Polynesia
        (16)
        2015
        Portugal
        (16)
        2017
        The Bahamas
        (16)
        2019
        Paraguay
        (16)
        2021
        Russia
        (16)
        2024
        United Arab Emirates
        (16)
        2025
        Seychelles
        (16)
        Years
         Argentina R1
        7th
        R1
        8th
        4th R1
        8th
        R1
        10th
        3rd R1
        8th
        QF
        7th
        QF
        8th
        QF
        5th
        R1
        11th
        QF
        5th
        R1
        9th
        R1
        11th
        QF
        8th
        R1
        12th
        R1
        11th
        17/23
         Brazil 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd QF
        5th
        1st QF
        5th
        QF
        5th
        1st 22/23
         Chile R1
        9th
        1/23
         Colombia × × × × × × × × × × R1
        15th
        1/23
         Ecuador R1
        16th
        1/23
         Paraguay R1
        9th
        R1
        11th
        QF
        7th
        R1
        10th
        R1
        9th
        5/23
         Peru 4th 4th 2nd QF
        7th
        R1
        9th
        5/23
         Uruguay R1
        6th
        2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd R1
        9th
        R1
        11th
        3rd R1
        5th
        QF
        6th
        QF
        5th
        2nd 3rd QF
        7th
        4th QF
        7th
        QF
        8th
        17/23
         Venezuela QF
        5th
        R1
        9th
        R1
        16th
        3/23
        Total (9 teams) 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

        Former tournaments

        FIFA Confederations Cup

        FIFA Confederations Cup record
        Team 1992
        Saudi Arabia
        (4)
        1995
        Saudi Arabia
        (6)
        1997
        Saudi Arabia
        (8)
        1999
        Mexico
        (8)
        2001
        South Korea
        Japan
        (8)
        2003
        France
        (8)
        2005
        Germany
        (8)
        2009
        South Africa
        (8)
        2013
        Brazil
        (8)
        2017
        Russia
        (8)
        Years
         Argentina 1st 2nd × 2nd 3
         Bolivia GS 1
         Brazil × 1st 2nd 4th GS 1st 1st 1st 7
         Chile 2nd 1
         Colombia 4th 1
         Uruguay 4th 4th 2
        Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1

        Corruption

        On 27 May 2015, several CONMEBOL leaders were arrested in Zürich, Switzerland by Swiss police and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of corruption, money laundering, and racketeering.

        Nicolás Léoz and several football federations presidents such as Carlos Chávez and Sergio Jadue. On 3 December 2015, the CONMEBOL President Juan Ángel Napout was also arrested.[19]

        See also

        Notes

        1. ^ Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol].
        2. ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw].

        References

        1. ^ a b c d e El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 Sep 2021)
        2. ^ CONMEBOL nombra a José Manuel Astigarraga como nuevo Secretario General, 1 Nov 2016
        3. ^ "La eliminatoria más difícil del mundo". ESPN Desportes (in Spanish). 11 October 2011.
        4. ^ Vickery, Tim (18 October 2011). "South American WCQ toughest in world". ESPN.
        5. ^ a b "CONMEBOL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
        6. ^ "The Executive Committee". CONMEBOL.
        7. ^ "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano Preolímpico Sub-23 del 2020 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
        8. ^ "Las competiciones oficiales de la Conmebol Las competiciones". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
        9. ^ "The AFC". the-AFC.
        10. ^ "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
        11. ^ "Copa América Brasil 2019 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com.
        12. ^ a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
        13. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
        14. ^ "World Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". FootballDatabase.
        15. ^ Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
        16. ^ There was no Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
        17. ^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
        18. ^ "FIFA Officials Face Corruption Charges in US". 27 May 2015.
        19. ^ "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015.

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